Definition
A figure of speech in which something is described by means of what it is not, a rhetorical device expressing ideas through negation or contradiction.
Etymology
From Greek 'dia-' (through) + 'syrm' (possibly related to 'syrrhapto', meaning to tear or rend), though the exact etymology is obscure. The term appears in classical rhetoric to describe a specific manner of expression through denial or opposition.
Kelly Says
Paradoxically, saying what something isn't can sometimes be clearer than saying what it is—this is why 'not bad' can mean quite good, and why negative space in art makes shapes appear more defined.
Translations
ARالعربية
دياسيرم
di-a-sir-m
BNবাংলা
ডাইএসিরম
dai-es-ir-m
CACatalà
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
CSČeština
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
DADansk
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
DEDeutsch
Diasyrm
dee-a-sir-m
ELΕλληνικά
διασυρμ
dee-as-ir-m
ESEspañol
diasyrm
di-as-ir-m
FAفارسی
دیاسیرم
dee-a-sir-m
FISuomi
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
FRFrançais
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
GUGU
ડાયસીર્મ
dai-a-sir-m
HEעברית
דיאסירם
dee-as-ir-m
HIहिन्दी
डायसिरम
dai-a-sir-am
HUMagyar
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
IDBahasa Indonesia
diasyrm
di-a-sir-m
ITItaliano
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
JA日本語
ディアシズム
di-a-shi-zumu
KKKK
дайасирм
dai-a-sir-m
KMKM
ឌីអាស៊ីរម
dee-a-si-rum
MRMR
डायसिरम
dai-a-sir-am
MSBahasa Melayu
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီယာစီး
dee-ya-see
NLNederlands
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
NONorsk
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
PAPA
ਡਾਈਐਸੀਰਮ
dai-a-sir-m
PLPolski
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
PTPortuguês
diasyrm
dee-a-sir-m
RORomână
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
RUРусский
диасирм
dee-a-sir-m
SVSvenska
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
SWKiswahili
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
TAதமிழ்
டைஅசிர்ம்
tai-a-sir-m
TEతెలుగు
డియాసిర్మ్
dee-a-sir-m
THไทย
ไดอาซิแยร์ม
dai-a-si-yai-m
TRTürkçe
diasyrm
dee-as-ir-m
UKУкраїнська
діасирм
dee-a-sir-m
URاردو
ڈائیسیرم
dai-es-ir-m
VITiếng Việt
diasyrm
di-a-sir-m